Posted By Ken Storey on Thu, May 13, 2021 at 11:38 AM click to enlarge Adobe At the same time in 2019 that coronavirus was spreading across Wuhan, a bacterial infection was jumping from puppies to humans in Florida. The Campylobacter outbreak would stretch across seventeen states. Fifty-six positive cases were found, with sixteen percent of the cases resulting in hospitalization. Campylobacter infections are a common cause of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare disorder where one s immune system attacks the body s nerves. The disorder can result in paralysis. The outbreak was linked back to pet stores where puppies from commercial breeding facilities are sold. Nearly nine percent of the cases were employees from Petland, the only national pet store chain to still s